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First US swine flu death; school closings possible
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that wider school closings in the U.S. may be necessary in an escalating global health emergency that claimed the first death in the United States and swept Germany ...
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Breakthrough for schools now possible
Jun 24, 2008 |
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A long running study has found that the English education system has the potential to turn around problems endured by schools in areas of high deprivation.
Can middle class families make urban schools better?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Due to the economy, more middle-class families are passing on private schools in favor of the local public school.
Scientists urged to run for school boards
Feb 13, 2007 |
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A U.S. science literacy expert says scientists must teach but they also should run -- for local school board seats.
Don't rush to close schools for swine flu -- Gov't
Aug 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Don't panic, schools. The government is urging school officials to stay calm when swine flu strikes this fall, closing buildings only in drastic cases and allowing sick students to return as soon ...
Quality schooling has little impact on teenage sexual activity
Feb 08, 2008 |
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A report published in the online open access journal, BMC Public Health, shows that socio-economic situation and the local high school catchment area have a more powerful influence on reported sexual experience among 15 and ...
Digital revolution is happening outside the classroom
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The way we learn is changing, but schools are having trouble keeping up. While technology dominates daily life and work, it still plays a limited role in public schools filled with students who are increasingly ...
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Britain's oldest dinosaur to be released
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Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After 210 million years of being entombed in rock, the Bristol Dinosaur is about to be released, thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant awarded to the University of Bristol.
Study prompts new mandate for N.C. high schools
Mar 09, 2009 |
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A new study at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals that many N.C. high schools are not adequately prepared to handle the immediate medical needs of a student or employee who suffers a sudden cardiac arrest on ...
Charter schools, studied
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Set in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, an area not known for its excellent schools, the Boston Preparatory Charter Public School nonetheless has an enviable academic record: Last spring, ...
Expel chocolate milk from school lunches: activist
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Chocolate milk is "soda in drag" and should be booted out of US school cafeterias, a former celebrity chef turned school lunch lady has said.
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